LAS VEGAS, NV -- Menzies Motorsports took to the starting line of the
inaugural BITD Parker BlueWater Challenge this past weekend in the blaze
red #70 Bully Dog Trophy Truck and earned a solid third place among the
world's top desert racers.

The new race featured a 2-day format strewn over a 27-mile loop through
the desolate desert bordering the famed Colorado River. Racers
contended with warm temperatures and heavy dust that hung just about eye
level as they raced three laps each day.

Bryce Menzies led the team into the Arizona desert qualifying in the top
five on Thursday afternoon and that set the stage for Saturday's first
of two races in the two-day event.

On Saturday, the #70 Bully Dog sponsored race truck charged from the
start line and began the race with a fast pace as others experienced
issues and by the 20-mile mark, the Las Vegas racing phenom put his truck
in the third position running behind Andy McMillin and BJ Baldwin.

"We had a good start and made progress through the field as trucks
dropped off, but once we caught up to BJ Baldwin, it was so dusty we
couldn't get by him. BJ told me later that he drove as fast as he could
and the truck couldn't go any faster, but we had more to give. I was
hoping to get by BJ and race against Andy McMillin, I feel we had a
faster truck than BJ this weekend, but we never got a chance to run
outside the dust," said Bryce Menzies.

With the heavy dust and lack of wind, the desert was difficult to
navigate as many trucks suffered damage and a plethora of flat tires when
they got outside the two-track racecourse.

Menzies Motorsports Navigator, Pete Mortensen, explained, "The dust was
so heavy and thick, it was a complete black out at times. I was glued to
the GPS monitor as we were nearly racing in the dark at different times
on the racecourse. During Saturday's race, we could not make up time on
Andy because we were in the thick dust of BJ and the same thing happen to
us on Sunday as BJ got around Steve Sourapas and then we got stuck behind
Sourapas and his dust. Bryce drove excellent in both races, we just had
nowhere to pass and to get to the front. We are knocking on the door of
victory in this #70 Bully Dog race truck."

Since debuting the #70 Trophy Truck, the team has earned a top ten in
each of its outings including winning the BITD Silver State 300 and
finishing the very challenging SCORE Baja 500 where Bryce Menzies
finished the 10 hour race in seventh position. Earlier this season,
Bryce drove to a fourth place finish at the legendary SNORE Mint 400.
Shortly after the MINT 400, he took on the longest point-to-point off
road racing in the United States, the ever so difficult BITD Vegas to
Reno race where the team earned a solid seventh place finish.

Steve commented, "The team has rallied around the desert program and we
have made great strides this season. Finishing in the top three among
the best in the business is something to be proud of. The entire team
worked hard and Bryce drove a great race. As our race program continues
to grow, the team keeps stepping it up and I couldn't be happier with
their excellent performance."

Next up for Menzies Motorsports is the Lucas Oil Off Road Series at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway on November 5-7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Bryce
Menzies and the team will face off with the titans of short course
racing.